Valenciennea strigata

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| taxon = Valenciennea strigata

| authority = (Broussonet, 1782)

| synonyms =

• Gobius strigatus Broussonet, 1782
• Eleotriodes strigatus (Broussonet, 1782)
• Gobiomorus taiboa Lacepède, 1800
• Valenciennea strigata arcusbranchiae Fowler, 1946

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Valenciennea strigata is a species of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. Its common names include the blueband goby, golden-head sleeper goby, and pennant glider.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. [http://www.fishbase.org/ComNames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=6575&GenusName=Valenciennea&SpeciesName=strigata&StockCode=6896 Valenciennea strigata, Common Names.] FishBase. 2017. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found in outer lagoons and the seaward side of reefs. It occurs in a variety of substrates, sand, rubble, hard, at depths of from {{convert|1|to|25|m|ft}} (usually at less than {{convert|6|m|ft}}). It primarily inhabits burrows dug under rubble, using them as both a nesting site and a refuge from predators. Such burrows typically have two entrances; however, only one of them is open, as the other is covered by rubble, sand, and algae.{{Cite journal|last=Reavis|first=Robert H.|date=July 27, 1995|title=The natural history of a monogamous coral-reef fish, Valenciennea strigata (Gobiidae) .1. Abundance, growth, survival and predation|journal=Environmental Biology of Fishes|language=en|volume=49|issue=2|pages=239–246|doi=10.1023/A:1007372725701|s2cid=25965233 |issn=0378-1909}} It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species can reach a length of {{convert|18|cm|in}} TL.{{FishBase | genus = Valenciennea | species = strigata| month = June| year = 2013}} It is the type species of the genus Valenciennea.{{Cof record|genid=3464|title=Valenciennea|access-date=16 September 2018}}